The Winter Room, Gary Paulsen
The Winter Room, Gary Paulsen
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The Winter Room

Author: Gary Paulsen

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 1 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/21/2014


Synopsis

This story of two Norwegian-American farm boys who discover the remarkable magic of storytelling is vintage Gary Paulsen-earthy, gritty, and ultimately poignant. Following the turn of the seasons, eleven year old Eldon traces the daily routines of his life on a farm and his relationship with his older brother Wayne. During the winter, with little work to be done on the farm, Eldon and Wayne spend the quiet hours with their family, listening to their Uncle David's stories. But Eldon soon learns that, although he has lived on the same farm, in the same house with his uncle for eleven springs, summers, and winters, he hardly knows him.

About Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen is the distinguished author of many critically acclaimed books for young people, including three Newbery Honor books: The Winter Room, Hatchet, and Dogsong. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award given by the American Library Association for his lifetime achievement in young adult literature. Paulsen has also published fiction and nonfiction for adults.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on August 01, 2022

I did not have the chance to read any of Gary Paulsen's Young Adult books when I was a kid. I would've loved them! But they weren't yet written when I was a kid. I discovered Paulsen's classic "Hatchet," published in 1987, while I was a substitute teacher for elementary school students in the 90s. I......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on March 10, 2015

I really liked the book a lot. The lesson I learned from the book was that just because you think someone is lying doesn't mean they are. I thought this was what I learned from the book and I thought the book was really good.......more

Goodreads review by Kirk on December 16, 2011

This book reminds me of the washcloth that my dad used to clean himself when we ran out of toilet paper, but that's a good thing. I re-read this from time to time just to remind myself of simpler times. The good old days when I used to run the wood splitter with my dad, or clean out septic tanks wit......more

Goodreads review by Nicholas on March 10, 2015

The mother and father are my characters to talk about. The father listen to some of uncle Davids story's. The mother was not really involved in the book.also the father work in the barn a lot by dissecting farm animals for food to survive.The mother Verlie went in the barn and was basically doing th......more

Goodreads review by kyle giacobello on March 11, 2015

Uncle David was a old hunched man that over reacted to little words. He told fairy tales and was addicted to bad things . He overreacted when Wayne called him a liar and he never told a story then eldon got raged and let it all out on Wayne and saw something through the crack...It was uncle david a......more